AP National Sports

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — K.J. Choi shot a 4-under 68 Saturday for a two-stroke lead over Alex Cejka and Bernhard Langer after two rounds of the PGA Tour Champions PURE Insurance Championship. Choi followed an opening 67 with a bogey-free round that included three birdies on the front nine and one on the back

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Eli Morgan allowed one hit in six innings and José Ramirez drove in three runs, powering the Cleveland Indians to a 6-0 victory over the AL Central champion Chicago White Sox. Chicago remained four games behind AL West leader Houston in the race for home-field advantage in

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Aqeel Glass threw for 405 yards and four touchdowns and Alabama A&M beat Division II-member Tuskegee 45-35. Alabama A&M hasn’t lost a game since Nov. 16, 2019 when Alcorn State beat the Bulldogs 34-28. The Tigers closed to within 31-28 when Ivonte Patterson ran it from 1-yard out to end the

NEW YORK (AP) — Omir Fernandez scored a goal, Carlos Miguel Coronel had four saves and the New York Red Bulls beat New York City FC 1-0. Kyle Duncan slipped an entry pass between the legs of a defender to the center of the area where Fernandez put away a first-timer to give the Red

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Jawon Pass hit Donovan White with a 13-yard scoring strike in the first quarter and Prairie View A&M never looked back in a 24-10 victory over Grambling in Southwestern Athletic Conference play. Luis Reyes booted a 56-yard field goal to give the Panthers (3-1, 2-0) a 10-0 lead early in

By The Associated Press Saturday’s best: Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett threw for 403 yards and accounted for six TDs in a 77-7 win over New Hampshire in one of the top performances in college football this weekend. Army’s Christian Anderson also ran for 236 yards, and No. 12 Notre Dame topped No. 18 Wisconsin 41-13 at

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Keaton Mitchell broke loose for a 74-yard touchdown run to spark a 24-point second quarter, and East Carolina held on to beat Charleston Southern 31-28.  Ja’Quan McMillian’s 23-yard interception return for a touchdown stretched the Pirates’ (2-2) lead to 31-14 early in the third quarter. But in the fourth quarter for

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Bailey Fisher led two crisp, third-quarter touchdown drives and Gardner-Webb added an interception returned for another score, posting 21 unanswered points to gain the upper hand on Western Carolina 52-34. Fisher passed for 261 yards with two touchdowns. Gardner-Webb gained 291 yards on the ground with Narii Gaither carrying 22

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and also ran for two short scores to help No. 24 UCLA spoil Stanford’s return home with a 35-24 victory. The Cardinal had played their last seven games away from home. They managed to win

WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Arriola scored two goals, Steven Birnbaum added a goal and an assist and D.C. United beat FC Cincinnati 4-0. Arriola tapped in a cross by Julian Gressel to open the scoring in the seventh minute, Birnbaum flicked in a header off a free kick by Gressel in the 21st and before

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera drove in four runs, including a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning, and the Detroit Tigers downed the Kansas City Royals 5-1. Jeimer Candelario supplied a run-scoring double for the Tigers, who have won five of six. Jonathan Schoop had two hits and scored

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gyasi Zardes scored twice and the Columbus Crew kept its playoff hopes alive by defeating Montreal 2-1. The Crew (9-11-7) moved into ninth place in the Eastern Conference, a point behind Atlanta for the final berth. Montreal (10-9-7) remains in sixth. Zardes initial goal, the 50th of his career with the

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Levi Lewis threw for three touchdowns and Louisiana-Lafayette held off Georgia Southern 28-20 in a Sun Belt Conference opener. Lewis threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Johnny Lumpkin and a 46-yarder to Dontae Fleming to extend the Ragin’ Cajuns’ lead to 28-13 in the third quarter. Gerald Green’s 76-yard touchdown run

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays clinched their second straight AL East title, with Mike Zunino hitting a go-ahead homer and Brandon Lowe later adding a pair of RBI doubles to beat the Miami Marlins 7-3. Reliever Pete Fairbanks retired Lewis Brinson on a foul popup with

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead grand slam over the Green Monster in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees beat Boston 5-3 to tie the Red Sox for the top spot in the AL wild-card race. Both teams are two games ahead of Toronto and

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — South Africa closed in on the rugby Sevens World Series title by cruising through the group stage undefeated and advancing to the quarterfinals of the Edmonton tournament. South Africa only needs to make the final at Edmonton to be crowned series champion after its tournament victory in the Vancouver, British Columbia

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Dustin Johnson helped the United States take a commanding lead in the Ryder Cup by doing something no American golfer had accomplished in over four decades. Johnson won each of his four matches this weekend at Whistling Straits to help the U.S. take an 11-5

By The Associated Press Fresh off setting a franchise record with their 15th straight win, Harrison Bader and the St. Louis Cardinals try to finish off a sweep of the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday. The Cardinals hold a five-game lead over Philadelphia for the second NL wild card. St. Louis owns the longest

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Ryder Cup pairings for the final session Sunday of singles matches.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — KJ Jefferson threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns as No. 16 Arkansas beat seventh-ranked Texas A&M 20-10. It was the first win in the series for the Razorbacks in their 10 seasons since Texas A&M joined them in Southeastern Conference. The 3-1 Aggies also